The politics of budget control : Congress, the presidency, and the growth of the administrative state

First Published in 1992. The federal budget has attained unparalleled significance at the heart of American politics in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The modern budget system has become the mechanism by which a distinctively American administrative state was put in place and made operative. The growth of the administrative state has transformed politics in America, but many Americans are unaware of its existence. This study looks at budget control within the realms of Congress, the Presidency and the development of the Administrative State. 1. Congress The Presidency And Administrative Organization -- 2. Budgeting And Reform Executive Budgeting And The Legacy Of Progressivism -- 3. Reorganization And Reform The Institutionalized Bureaucracy And The Legacy Of Liberalism -- 4. Reorganization And Reaction The End Of The Progressive Presidency -- 5. Congress The Presidency And The Politics Of The Administrative State -- 6. The Administrative State And The Crisis Of Constitutional Government . John Marini. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Analyzes United States' budget management from the early 20th century to the present. The book uses the budget process as a framework for examining the separation of executive nationally derived, and legislative locally derived, powers. First Published In 1992. Routledge Is An Imprint Of Taylor & Francis, An Informa Company.